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>> you know opec is becoming more exciting. melissa: it is. >> power grab for what little power opec really has nowadays. we're coming off stories u.s. domestic production is through the roof. our friends in canada still sending us oil. opec is trying to stay relevant. right now they're struggling with that. who wants to produce as much oil? the saudies are always on top. venezuela is always very vocal. at the end of the day opec is becoming quieter and less relevant. melissa: it is but still 40% of the world's oil. patrick, thanks for coming on. you're always fantastic. >> thanks. melissa: time to check the fuel gauge. natural gas line exploded in west virgina. the massive inferno engulfed five homes. shut down interstate 77. no injureries luckily have not been reported yet. a cause for the blast has not been determined. >>> opec's oil out put fell in november. platts said the production% slipped by 91,000 a barrels a day. 31.17 million. the reduction largely do to 232,000 barrels a day cut back by saudi arabia. opec's output
>> you know opec is becoming more exciting. melissa: it is. >> power grab for what little power opec really has nowadays. we're coming off stories u.s. domestic production is through the roof. our friends in canada still sending us oil. opec is trying to stay relevant. right now they're struggling with that. who wants to produce as much oil? the saudies are always on top. venezuela is always very vocal. at the end of the day opec is becoming quieter and less relevant. melissa: it is...
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london, the opec games alone generated 150 million tweets. at times reaching 116,000 tweets a minute. and while we may obsess over princess kate's trendy winter wear, her baby news did all the trending this month. more than a million tweets reflected some keen interest in the next generation royal. so no matter how tech savvy you were there year, no matter how much time you spent in cyber-space, you couldn't escape the enticing fun to be had from social media outlets like facebook, twitter, linkedin, pinterest, google plus, myspace, and so many more. bottom line, if it happens, it will somehow be documented. the next time you're in a room with two twins and a guitar-playing dad and someone says, "hey, did you see that," you to k confidently say, "yeah." i'm sure a lot of other people will soon be watching it, as well. ♪ >> great. >> there it is. >> i love that max made an appearance. >> yes. nephew max will make an appearance for the rest of my life. even when he's 50, i'm like, this is nephew max. >> how -- >> what are you going to be when
london, the opec games alone generated 150 million tweets. at times reaching 116,000 tweets a minute. and while we may obsess over princess kate's trendy winter wear, her baby news did all the trending this month. more than a million tweets reflected some keen interest in the next generation royal. so no matter how tech savvy you were there year, no matter how much time you spent in cyber-space, you couldn't escape the enticing fun to be had from social media outlets like facebook, twitter,...
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as well as the unrest here in kuwait of course as an opec member any sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the world which nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threat by iran the first wave is home to three u.s. military bases one that's being nice and. all of them in withdrawal from afghanistan as well as all of this. is the captain of our team to a. meanwhile protesters are rallying in egypt against what they call an oppressive regime vying to stop a new constitution seen as undermining democratic freedoms the draft was hastily approved by an islamist dominated assembly on friday which added fuel to the political crisis sparked last week when president morsi issued sweeping new powers journalist bell true explains why protesters are opposing the draft so strongly. basically is that first of all it's drafted by islamist dominated assembly and doesn't represent egypt on top of that it's of course is the sharia law and i've been to it although
as well as the unrest here in kuwait of course as an opec member any sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the world which nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threat by iran the first wave is home to three u.s. military bases one that's being nice and. all of them in withdrawal from afghanistan as well as all of this. is the captain of our team to a....
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as well as the rest here in kuwait of course as an opec member any sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of an impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the rich nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threats by iran of course is home to three u.s. military bases and one does think peace in. the goal of winning withdrawal from afghanistan was strong. you see captain of r t two eight. what in egypt is the mists of backing of president morsi have taken to the streets to show this support for the leader this government protesters continue to rally against what they describe as an oppressive regime where your position to block a new constitution seen as undermining democratic freedoms auntie's tombaugh to reports from current. protesters have been camped out into a square since last week since gyptian president mohamed morsi if you decree granting himself sweeping new powers that kicks off a wave of protests by the more liberal sections of egyptian society not just here in cairo but in cities acro
as well as the rest here in kuwait of course as an opec member any sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of an impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the rich nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threats by iran of course is home to three u.s. military bases and one does think peace in. the goal of winning withdrawal from afghanistan was strong. you see captain of r t two eight. what in egypt...
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as well as the unrest here in kuwait of course as an opec member any sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the oil rich nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threat by iran of course is home to three u.s. military bases a long list that's being recently number. with all of the main withdrawal from afghanistan to flow through all of this. you see captain of r t two eight. to egypt now where is the mists of backing president morsi are planning to take to the streets on saturday while the anti-government protesters continue to rally against what they describe as an oppressive regime they're vowing to stop a new constitution seen as undermining democratic freedoms morty's tom bolton reports now from cairo. protesters have been camped out into brisk way since last week since gyptian president mohamed morsi is you to decree granting himself sweeping new powers that kicks off a wave of protests by the more liberal sections of egyptian society not just
as well as the unrest here in kuwait of course as an opec member any sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the oil rich nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threat by iran of course is home to three u.s. military bases a long list that's being recently number. with all of the main withdrawal from afghanistan to flow through all of this. you see captain...
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respond with a heavy hand force what happens here has implications far beyond kuwait's borders as an opec member any sort of unrest is bound to affect oil markets the country is also a hub for the pentagon's ground forces with thousands of combat troops stationed here as a military counterweight to iran now the gulf monarchies have been struggling to fend off possible instability from the arab spring with varying degrees of success kuwait has largely seen as the most tolerant of the countries in this region but the worry is of course that the trend could be reversed recent months have seen as collating clashes between a position groups and security forces who have used tear gas stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse crowds of political gatherings of more than twenty people have been banned and activists are complaining of the clamor down against dissent authorities and did allow thousands of protesters to gather for a peaceful. a rally on friday but the worry is that the next few weeks are bound to test the limits of the government's tolerance as well as the self control displayed b
respond with a heavy hand force what happens here has implications far beyond kuwait's borders as an opec member any sort of unrest is bound to affect oil markets the country is also a hub for the pentagon's ground forces with thousands of combat troops stationed here as a military counterweight to iran now the gulf monarchies have been struggling to fend off possible instability from the arab spring with varying degrees of success kuwait has largely seen as the most tolerant of the countries...
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as well as the unrest here in kuwait of course as an opec member any sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the oil rich nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threats by iran is home to three u.s. military bases a long that's the cylinder. the ball of living withdrawal from afghanistan. you see captain of r t two eight well meanwhile in egypt thousands of businesses are rallying in support of the president while the opposition continues to demonstrate against him mohamed mursi in this the spark public fury off the granting himself supreme power has now the draft constitution his political allies approved has also come on the far east tom barton reports now from cairo. protesters have been camped out in town for a square since last week since egyptian president mohamed morsi issue to decree granting himself sweeping new powers that kicks off a wave of protests by the more liberal sections of egyptian society not just here in cairo but in cities a
as well as the unrest here in kuwait of course as an opec member any sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the oil rich nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threats by iran is home to three u.s. military bases a long that's the cylinder. the ball of living withdrawal from afghanistan. you see captain of r t two eight well meanwhile in egypt thousands of...
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regional influence as well as its strategic importance to the west is immense absolutely immense as an opec member anything any sort of unrest that happens on the ground here could have potential impact on the world oil market as well as global oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use this tiny nation as a hub for its ground forces as a counterweight to iran now kuwait already holds three american military bases and folks in washington are talking about increasing the troop presence here especially in light of the withdrawal of troops from iraq and the looming withdrawal from afghanistan now holds have officially close here in kuwait and while we won't know the results for a few more hours the opposition is already. a victory here saying that the boycott was success that voter turnout was low and that the parliament therefore is illegitimate now what this means is this could spark further on rest on the streets on the ground here in kuwait as people are quite frustrated with the developments in the political system on one hand this country is considered to be one of the most democr
regional influence as well as its strategic importance to the west is immense absolutely immense as an opec member anything any sort of unrest that happens on the ground here could have potential impact on the world oil market as well as global oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use this tiny nation as a hub for its ground forces as a counterweight to iran now kuwait already holds three american military bases and folks in washington are talking about increasing the troop presence...
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heavy hand now what happens here in kuwait has implications far beyond the country's borders as an opec member any sort of on a rest is bound to have an effect on world oil prices the country also serves as a hub for the pentagon's ground forces with thousands of american combat troops stationed here as a military counterweight to iran now the gulf monarchies as a whole have been struggling to stave off the effects of the arab spring with varying degrees of success kuwait has largely seen as the most tolerant of the countries but the worry here is that the trend could be reversed over the past few months the country has seen increasingly violent escalating protests between the opposition and security forces with the latter using tear gas stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse crowds political parties are banned as are political gatherings of more than twenty people and activists are claiming of a clamp down against dissent here in this country authorities did allow thousands of opposition demonstrators to gather in a largely peaceful rally on. friday of course the coming weeks are
heavy hand now what happens here in kuwait has implications far beyond the country's borders as an opec member any sort of on a rest is bound to have an effect on world oil prices the country also serves as a hub for the pentagon's ground forces with thousands of american combat troops stationed here as a military counterweight to iran now the gulf monarchies as a whole have been struggling to stave off the effects of the arab spring with varying degrees of success kuwait has largely seen as...
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gulf monarchies are struggling to fend off the effects of the arab spring as well as the west as an opec member claiming just ten percent of the world's crude oil reserves. pardon me in kuwait any sort of unrest could have major implications for world oil markets moreover it could have major implications for the united states had on has used the country. as a strategic hub for its ground forces kuwait is home to three american military bases and there is talk in washington increasing the ground troop presence here to serve as a counterweight to the perceived threat against iran now we've talked about while kuwait is important for the world but what's really behind this behind and why are people so angry here it's largely deemed to be one of the more liberal more democratic countries among the gulf monarchies but a lot of the critics the ones that are who are boycotting this election say that this democratic be near is then you have to keep in mind that the political parties in this country are not allowed and the unelected emir whose family has ruled the country for two hundred fifty yea
gulf monarchies are struggling to fend off the effects of the arab spring as well as the west as an opec member claiming just ten percent of the world's crude oil reserves. pardon me in kuwait any sort of unrest could have major implications for world oil markets moreover it could have major implications for the united states had on has used the country. as a strategic hub for its ground forces kuwait is home to three american military bases and there is talk in washington increasing the ground...
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out of this debt number three on the list is opec. opec is an entity. that's the countries of ecuador and venezuela and india and bahrain and iran and iraq and kuwait and amman and qatar and saudi arabia and the u.a.e., algeria, ga been a, -- gabon, nigeria. they're now number three on the list and they own $267 billion of our debt. brazil comes in at number four, $250.5 billion. and then number five on the list, new to the list, the top five list, the caribbean banking centers. now own $240.4 billion of u.s. debt. by the way, caribbean banking centers are the bahamas, bermuda, cayman islands, netherlands and panama. this is who owns us. this is who owns our debt. and this is why on this side of the aisle, what we continue to say is the spending has to be dealt with. we have seen -- we've heard from everybody. we are hearing from economists all around the globe. and they repeatedly say what we are saying, what we've been saying for years as week of come to this floor. is that we have a spending problem. the spending has to be dealt with. we are drowning
out of this debt number three on the list is opec. opec is an entity. that's the countries of ecuador and venezuela and india and bahrain and iran and iraq and kuwait and amman and qatar and saudi arabia and the u.a.e., algeria, ga been a, -- gabon, nigeria. they're now number three on the list and they own $267 billion of our debt. brazil comes in at number four, $250.5 billion. and then number five on the list, new to the list, the top five list, the caribbean banking centers. now own $240.4...